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<p>This weekend you may have noticed the forums buzzing with rumors over Google Play coming to BlackBerry 10. We weren't quite sure what the deal was since there were no solid details, but we did <a href="http://forums.crackberry.com/news-rumors-f40/official-confirmation-google-play-services-blackberry-10-a-872283">reach out to BlackBerry</a> to try and set the record straight.</p>
<p>According to the rumors, you'll soon be able to run Google Play on your BlackBerry 10 device and have full access to the wide variety of Google games and apps just like that. Then we were hearing that unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your view) that wasn't the case, but instead you would be able to load up APKs on your device without the need for any conversion. <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">For a handful of apps however, this of course would require a closer relationship with Google and BlackBerry as many Android apps would need to have full use of Google services on BlackBerry in order to function properly. </span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">We actually talked a bit about all of it <a href="http://crackberry.com/crackberry-107-breaking-it-down-new-ceo">on our last podcast</a> as well.</span></p>
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<p>The end of the story is that for now there is "no planned support" for Google Play on BlackBerry 10 devices. So all of these rumors are just rumors.</p>
<p>Here's what BlackBerry had to say about the rumors:</p>
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<p>"There is no planned support for Google Play on BlackBerry. BlackBerry World remains the primary source for trusted and curated BlackBerry applications and we continue to support open standards and open source tools so BlackBerry developers can continue to create great apps on any of the development platforms we support."</p>
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<p>As of now we can say that we haven't actually seen Google Play in action on BlackBerry 10, nor do we think that's the full story. There have been some images floating around that show <a href="http://forums.crackberry.com/news-rumors-f40/found-these-online-pics-play-store-z10-871343/">Google Play running on a Z10</a>, but there's still no solid proof that the images are in fact legit. <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Fact of the matter is that this could still happen somewhere down the road, however unlikely it may be. </span><a href="http://forums.crackberry.com/news-rumors-f40/reached-out-official-confirmation-google-play-services-blackberry-10-a-872283/index11.html#post9524851" style="line-height: 1.6em;">Kevin dropped a response in the forums here</a><span style="line-height: 1.6em;"> so if you're looking for some discussion or a bit more insight, be sure to swing by and say hi.</span></p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tag/android">android</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tag/google-play">Google Play</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/crackberry-features/editorial">Editorial</a></div></div></div>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:25:49 +0000Adam Zeis182236 at http://crackberry.comApple has iTunes, Google now has Google Play - Are we going to see BlackBerry App World go beyond apps with BlackBerry 10?http://crackberry.com/apple-has-itunes-google-now-has-google-play-are-we-going-see-blackberry-app-world-go-beyond-apps-bla
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<a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/google-play-unveiled-new-place-music-apps-books-and-video" title="Google Play">Google Play has been unveiled</a> and is the new home for apps, games, books and movies for all Android devices. Google Play is taking the place of the Android Market, Google Music and the Google eBookstore, and it now leaves Android users with one central location where everything will be available and eliminating the need for separately branded stores. This follows Apple's iTunes approach in which everything can be purchased under one Apple ID.
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RIM has BlackBerry App World for apps/games and partner stores (7Digital, Kobo, Rovi) for media and content, but no central store to house it all. So while the pieces are there, it's the user experience is a bit messy at the moment with multiple apps under different brands with multiple accounts to manage. Ideally it should be one store called "BlackBerry World" that holds apps, games and media under one roof. As it is now, you have to use your BlackBerry ID for apps/games in App World and separate accounts for movies, books and videos - not fun at all.</p>
<p>This is something we think RIM is definitely working toward for BlackBerry 10 and the introduction of BlackBerry ID was a starting point for this process. The next step is getting media/content partners to integrate into BlackBerry ID so purchases for music, movies, books, magazines and more could also be made via the payment method tied to a user's BlackBerry ID - whether credit card, paypal or carrier billing. Even if it's a third party app like the 7 Digital Music store, if it comes preloaded on the device it *should* integrate with BlackBerry ID. The utopia arguably would be get rid of the partner branding and provide a single BlackBerry World store - one in which you'll be able to purchase games, apps, books, videos and music -- all in one place.
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What we want to know is just how much having a unified store for games, apps and media matters to you. Are you okay having separate stores and managing separate accounts for everything? Or would you prefer a one-stop "BlackBerry World" store with games, apps, books, videos and music that all falls under your BlackBerry ID? Let us know in the poll above the answer that best fits you, then sound off in the comments below.
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Source: <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/google-play-unveiled-new-place-music-apps-books-and-video">Android Central</a>
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